The only additional event this year was the national Armed Forces Day celebrations.

GuilFest was held in Stoke Park for 20 years until the company behind it went bust, with Magic Summer Live filling the gap in 2013, before it made its return to the town a year later.

However, GuilFest went into insolvency following the festival in 2014. Its organiser, Tony Scott, this week declined to comment on news that there would be no music festival next year.

Lead councillor for infrastructure and environment Matt Furniss said: “Since 2012, the park has been the venue for a number of large major events, including the Olympic torch relay celebration, Guilfest, Magic Summer Live and the Armed Forces Day national event.

“We believe that now is the right time to take a pause from staging additional major events in the park, so we can carry out important renovation works, relieve compaction of the ground, improve the sports surfaces and repair some of the park’s infrastructure.

“Looking forward to 2017, we will be inviting bids from interested parties to run a major event or programme of events in Stoke Park.”

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